f the selected girl and her parents did not object to the proposal, the matchmaker would match the birthdates in which Suan Ming is used to predict the future of that couple-to-be. (Suan Ming is Chinese fortunetelling technique in which the foreteller could predict people’s future by only using either one’s date of birth including year, month, date, and time, or hand pattern. Ancient Chinese people believed that the date of birth determines your future; a good birth date could bring luck not only to his/her own self, but also to his/her family. Stereotype people still believe that is true) If the result of Suan Ming was good, they then would go to the next step, engagement.
Wedding Ceremony
Actual Wedding Ceremonies Equivalent It is a ceremony before the bridegroom go: to pick up to exchanging vowsis in the west, the his bride. When the bridegroom arrived, there is a little boy waiting forwould the bridegroom with athe cupgreat of tea couple pay respect to in his hand. heaven Generally ,the bridegroom will give a red and earth, pay respect to their paper containing money . However ,the friend of the parents and other elders, and pay bride will not allow the bridegroom to come in easily respect to each other. unless he agrees some terms Then, the bride will kneel down to say goodbye to her parents while the bridegroom just OK, bow let’s to them. show you the part. After saying goodbye to the parents ,the ,please bride M: Now, bridebride’s and bridegroom should be covered with red scarf and get into a come here and kneel down. sedan .and there will be some happy music .Then M: First, to the heaven and these people will escortbow the bride to great the bridegroom’s earth! home. Second, bow to will the stop great parents! In front of the M: groom’s house ,they . Then ,a child with an orange in her hand will comebow . Theto bride M: Bridegroom and bride each should touch the orange ,which can bring longevity . other! After that , a blissful (有福气的) old person will come Now , the ceremony is over. to help the bride cross a brazier (火盆) , but her feet please send the bride to the bridal can not touch it. This means that inauspicious(不吉祥 chamber (洞房). 的) things will be driven out .